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J.' B. MAY.;

GATE.

No. 287,947. Patented' Nov. 6, 1883.'

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Y UNiTED Sra'rns Josnrn B. MAY, or LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY.

GATE.

SPCIFIGATION forming part of I etters Patent No. 287,947, dated November 6, 188?.

Application filed January 9, ISES. (Model.)

gates; and it consists inthe combination of the gate, having a prong or projection extending above the top cf the casting which forms its upper hinge, with a plate or casting which is secured upon the top of the post, and which plate forms a part of 'the upper hinge, and is provided with suitable horns or projections, inside of which the projection on top of the gate catches when the gate is swung open, and

' thus holds the gate open without having it latch upon either one of the posts against which it swings.

The object of my invention is to provide a gate which can be opened and closed at a distance therefrom without the necessity of persons dismounting from their horses or wagons, and which gate, when opened,is latched in that position by means of Va portion of its hinge.

Figure l is a plan view of my invention, the top plate which covers the hinge being removed so `as to show the operating parts.' Fig.

2 is an enlarged side elevationof the upper hinge and operating devices. Fig. 3 is a detail View. Fig. a is an enlarged perspective of the two plates F J.

A represents the gate, which maybe of any construction desired; B, the post upon which it is hung; C, thepost against which the gate closes, and D the posts for supporting theop-- erating cords, wires, or. chains at their outer ends.

`Secured to the inner upper cornerof the gate is the casting F, which hasprojecting from its top the pintle 'l and the projection G.

Pintle I serves as the upper pivot upon which the gate turns, and the projection Gserves, in connection with the lever, which is attached to it, for opening and closing the gate.

Secured upon the top of the post B is`the `oted. This operating-lever has a slot made through its inner end, so as to catch over the projection G, and has fastened to its rear end, which extends outward over the post, the pivot-ed metalic plate Q. To the outer ends of this Aplate Q are fastened the connecting rods, chains, wires, or cordsR,andfastenedtothe outer ends of these parts R are the cords, wires, or chains S, which pass around the pulleys T upon the tops of the posts D, and have united to their outer ends suitable operatingrods, U,which are pivf oted to the sides of the posts; These rods, from their weight, project always forward and hold the ropes, wires, or chains in such a po-v sition that a person riding or drivingup to the gate can readily catch hold of them.

Then a person pulls upon either one of the operating-cords the operating-lever, in turning upon the pivotal post, rst pulls and pushes the projection in such a manner that the gate isy tilted slightly backward, owing to the slot in which the pintle is held, and as the pullcontinues the gate is swung around away from the person pulling upon the cord, wire, or rope. As the gat-e swings around, the projection lG catches inside of one of the horns or prongs formed upon the plate on top of the post, and as each one of these prongs or horns has a slight bulge on its inner side, the force of the movement of the gate carries the projection G past the bulge or rounding place on the prong or horn, and the gate is then held or locked in an open position in such a manner that it will not swing back unless pushed or pulled. As the projection G passes the rounding or bulged portion upon the prong or horn, the gate is tilted slightly backward, as iirst described, and then drops back into a horizontal position, so that the projection G is forcibly' held in place.

By means of this construction all latches, posts, and other devices for stopping the gate and locking it in an open position are entirely done away with.

Y In order to prevent snow, slush, or ice from IOO 2 f 287,947 A f jections, behind which the proj eotion upon the gate Catches when it is thrown open toward either side, the operating-1ever, and the con- 15 neoting rods, cords, or Wires connected to its outer end, substantially as shown and described In testimony whereof I afix my si gnature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH BENJAMIN MAY.-

W itnesses:

E. R. SPENCER, I. D. HooKnR. 

